Gabon vs Uganda: Life expectancy
Gabon
68.34 years
in 2023
Uganda
68.25 years
in 2023
Gabon rank
183rd
Uganda rank
184th
Life expectancy over time
- Gabon
- Uganda
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 68.34 years against 68.25 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Gabon ranks 183rd and Uganda ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.54 years | 42.22 years | 0.3273 years | Gabon |
| 1960s | 49.34 years | 47.85 years | 1.49 years | Gabon |
| 1970s | 55.13 years | 46.73 years | 8.4 years | Gabon |
| 1980s | 59.4 years | 45.09 years | 14.31 years | Gabon |
| 1990s | 61.2 years | 47.89 years | 13.32 years | Gabon |
| 2000s | 62.94 years | 54.35 years | 8.59 years | Gabon |
| 2010s | 66.12 years | 63.34 years | 2.78 years | Gabon |
| 2020s | 67.55 years | 67.2 years | 0.3518 years | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Gabon or Uganda?
- Gabon, at 68.34 years against 68.25 years in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Gabon and Uganda?
- 0.09 years, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Uganda rank globally for life expectancy?
- Gabon ranks 183rd and Uganda ranks 184th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.